Bowhunting Soul

On today's episode I talk to Dylan Drego. Dylan lives in British Columbia and has been bow hunting with traditional archery for just over a year. We talk about his successful bear hunt this past spring, his roots, family, and general life philosophy. Dylan is a very positive and inspirational guy and worth following on social media. If you like this episode, please subscribe and share this podcast. And remember, ratings are very important, so please leave a rating! Thanks for listening.

Emrah

In this episode, I'm joined by fellow Minnesotan Blain Swanson.  Blaine lives and chases critters in northern Minnesota with his trad bows. In fact, he has a bit of a trad bow "collecting" problem. In this episode, we talk hunting deer, our love/hate relationship with turkeys and our passion for traditional bows. Lots and lots of trad bows. We geek out on some techy stuff regarding bows and arrow builds. Near the end we discuss how we're both diving into the world of saddle hunting this upcoming season.  This is just a good old BS session with two guys who can't stop jibber jabbering about their trad equipment. If you like this episode, please be sure to rate it and give it a 5-star rating. And be sure to subscribe and share it with your hunting friends. Thanks for listening!

Emrah

I'm a newbie saddle hunter. I've ditched my stand and am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my Tethrd Mantis saddle. Today I talk with Tethrd co-owner Greg Godfrey about saddle hunting. I am approaching it from the point of a view of a total newb. How to do it, how to climb, what ropes are used, what knots I should know, and even terminology like splicing. Oh, and just what is a "bight" anyway? If you''re a beginner saddle hunter like me, I'm sure you've had similar questions. I hope I asked enough to answer the important ones. If you like this episode, please like, share and subscribe. Most important, please leave a rating! Thanks for listening!

Emrah

Instagram is filled with people wanting to get Insta-famous. There is no lack of me-too chest pounding and self-promotion. However, every once in a while you come across someone who catches your attention for a good reason. Meet Cliff Cadet. His IG handle is @urbanarcherynyc. He doesn't fit the stereotype of a hunter. He's African-American. He's middle-aged. And to top it off, he lives in Queens. Somehow, an interest in archery and bow hunting was sparked inside of him and he's jumped head-first into the outdoor world. He is a very humble, open-minded guy who's Instagram account is filled with positivity and honesty. I had a great conversation with him about what it's like to be a late-adult-onset hunter in the heart of NY city. If you like this episode, please subscribe, share and leave a positive rating and review! Thanks for listening!

Today I talk with bowyer and owner of Omega Longbows Kegan McCabe. He's a younger bowyer, but Kegan has made quite a name for himself in the traditional world by building affordable, rock-solid longbows. We discuss how he got started, how he hunts and what made him decide to become a bowyer. We also talk about bow and limb design in general. Some neat "techy" stuff in this one. I very much enjoyed talking to him and I hope you'll enjoy listening!

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Emrah

I love traditional archery. But I almost hate the term "Traditional Archery". Although the "trad" world is very open, accepting and helpful, there is definitely a subset of the genre that we refer to as the "Trad Police". Sights? Never! Aiming using your arrow? How dare you! Bareshaft tuning? Why would you want to do that? Don't you have feathers?

Personally, I'm tired of listening to crusty old crumudgeons telling new shooter (who actually want to HIT what they're aiming at) that they're not "trad" enough. It's not a total bash session, but this episode delves into things I've had on my mind for a while now.

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You've bought your first traditional bow and some gear to get started. Now what? How do you shoot this thing? What should you be concerned with? What should you NOT be concerned with at this point? Is bareshaft tuning necessary? How about FOC? And what is "expansion" anyway? This episode discusses how to get started actually shooting this thing! If you like this episode, please leave a rating, and like, share and subscribe. Thanks for listening!

The interest in traditional archery booming! But how does one get started? If you are coming over from shooting a compound or are brand spankin' new to archery in general, in this episode I talk about some basic 101-level things to get you started on your traditional archery journey. If you like this episode, please leave a review and more importantly, please subscribe and SHARE! Thanks for listening!

Last season was a great one and a tough one all at the same time for me. I didn't shoot a single thing. Not with a trad bow, compound, rifle, muzzleloader, shotgun, nothing! But I feel I learned more from last season than most previous ones combined. I'll talk about what I learned regarding strategy, terrain, equipment, animal behavior and filming. Give a listen and let me know if you guys learned similar things last year as well. Please subscribe and leave a review! Thanks for listening!

This episode delves a little into my history and why I hunt. More specifically, why I bowhunt. I did't grow up in a hunting family, so my journey into hunting in general as a natural progression from shooting trap and skeet for fun. It was just a way for a couple friends and I to kill some time. Well, it grew from there! Give a listen and see if your hunting passion started like mine.